Isle of Wight County, Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	39,974	8,705,170	334,922,499	1206th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,241	$93,170	$80,734	223rd of 3,221
Median Age	43.8	39.0	38.9	994th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.8%	42.2%	35.7%	717th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$356,500	$383,700	$332,700	395th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,359	$1,579	$1,413	353rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.8%	9.9%	12.5%	3040th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.3%	5.2%	1997th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	126.6	220.5	n/a	838th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.5%	13.1%	14.1%	1386th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.8	n/a	n/a	834th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.1%	67.3%	65.2%	630th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.5	27.3	26.4	585th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	18.3%	15.1%	947th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2521st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.5%	48.7%	46.9%	440th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.5%	n/a	n/a	1563rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Statistic	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	21.3%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.9	60.7	61.4

Age in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Statistic	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	43.8	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.3%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Statistic	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	15,756	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	70.2%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.2%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.7%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.4%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	24.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Statistic	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$47,015	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.9%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.5%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.2%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.9%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.8%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.2%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.6%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Statistic	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	17,125	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.1%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.8%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.0%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.2%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,510	$2,790	n/a

Education in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Statistic	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.3%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.0%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.4%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.4%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Statistic	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.5%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.5%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.8%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.0%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Statistic	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.6%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.2%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.6%	14.3%	16.7%

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